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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… , Jr., J.D., associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome … and genomic databases, Vence Bonham, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB, GWAS catalog, dbGAP … …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… them," Jeff Lienert, lead author in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and a National Institutes of … School, Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, and Christopher Marcum, Ph.D., a staff scientist also in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch. The circles in this depiction of …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… health histories. We look at genes related to a variety of conditions, including heart disease, breast cancer, and …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… of Skin Microbes in Healthy People and in People With Skin Conditions Gaucher's Disease Genetic Studies of Lysosomal …
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Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… hosts were Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch and head of the Social Network … Lin, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, both in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NHGRI. Here, we recap the event … in using that information to improve risk assessments and behavioral recommendations. In our research, for example, …
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NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… is established, NIH and Inova researchers will predict conditions that specific genes or gene variants might produce … gene variant influence, gene variants and disease conditions, gene variants and traits, Leslie Biesecker M.D. … …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… is intended to address not only basic, clinical, or behavioral research related to health disparate populations … or equivalent degree in biomedical, clinical or behavioral research. They also must have no more than two … Disparities Research, Basic Research, Clinical Research, Behavioral Research, Health Disparate Populations, Medically …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… precision health, Josh Denny, ClinGen, congenital heart conditions, Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), …